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U.S. Engineers Undercounted

Posted by Zonk on from the commonly-held-incorrect-fact dept.

mcho writes "Red Herring reports that 'The United States graduates far more engineers annually than typically reported in the press, a study said Monday, while the number of engineering graduates in India and China, long considered threats to the U.S.' status as a technological superpower, may be overstated ... the data implies that per every 1 million citizens, the United States is producing more technology specialists than China and India.' Are U.S. Engineers undercounted?" We've reported on the trend of U.S. students leaving the field previously.

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  1. go figure by BushCheney08 · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is what happens when you let MBAs do the counting...

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  2. If only they counted... by 808paulson · · Score: 5, Funny

    If only they counted by weight, U.S. Engineers will be properly represented.

  3. oh yeah, like "software engineer" even counts! by mekkab · · Score: 4, Funny

    thats not even real engineering!@

    /B.S. in E.E.
    //M.S. in Comp Sci
    ///yep, I'm a S.W. Eng, baby!

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  4. Re:Technology Specialists, not engineers by QMO · · Score: 4, Funny

    "It seems everybody wants to be called an engineer these days."

    And most of them have never driven a train in their life.

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